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NCT Number: NCT01245699

MIHS Emergency Department CPR Quality Improvement Project

The investigators will quantify the quality of chest compressions provided in the Emergency Department and determine whether the quality of chest compressions is related to patient outcome. The quality of chest compressions and patient outcomes will be assessed both before and after the introduction of audiovisual feedback in real time.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Maricopa Integrated Health System

Phoenix, Arizona, 85008, United States

About this study

The Emergency Department will be using E-series unit manufactured by ZOLL Medical Group (Chelmsford, MA). These units are equipped with an accelerometer-based system that allows for measurement of chest compression depth and rate. These units are also equipped with RealCPRHelp, and FDA-approved technology that provides real-time audiovisual feedback to providers on the quality of chest compressions.

In the first phase of the project, the ED providers will utilize the E-series units to treat all patients requiring chest compressions.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

  • less than 18 years old

Treatment and study plan

scenario-based training, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback, and post-event debriefing

Behavioral

scenario-based training for CPR, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback using R Series monitor-defibrillator during treatment, and post-event debriefing

Primary outcomes

  1. CPR Quality-compression Depth

    Time frame: during CPR

    Measurement of chest compression depth

  2. CPR Quality-percent of >51mm Compressions

    Time frame: during CPR

    Percent of Chest Compressions greater than 51mm

  3. CPR Quality

    Time frame: during CPR

    Chest Compression Release Velocity

  4. CPR Quality-compression Fraction

    Time frame: During CPR

    Chest Compression Fraction indicating the percentage of time in which chest compressions are done by rescuers during a cardiac arrest

  5. CPR Quality-Chest Compression Rate

    Time frame: During CPR

    Mean Chest Compression Rate

  6. CPR Quality- Pre-shock Pause

    Time frame: During CPR

    Pre-shock pause: time from cessation of CPR to shock delivery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Valleywise Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Nov 22, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 26, 2019

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